Krank Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Krank Surname User-submission:

The name could come from East Prussia. Derived from the Lithuanian name of Kranklys, which means 'croak'.

Krank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
Germany3871:208,02423,660
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Finland211:261,74820,300
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Austria171:500,90847,931
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Krank (23) may also be a first name.

Krank Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name could come from East Prussia. Derived from the Lithuanian name of Kranklys, which means 'croak'.

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Krank Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Krank Come From? nationality or country of origin

Krank (Russian: Кранк) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krank? popularity and diffusion

It is the 333,948th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,589,101 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Krank live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Krank is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Dakota, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Arizona, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Krank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krank has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krank last name expanded 751 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Krank last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Krank earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kranke91543/
Kranck9170/
Kranks914/
Krajnk913/
Kraink911/
Krahnke83222/
Kraynek83129/
Krajnek8324/
Krancke8319/
Krainek835/
Kraunke832/
Krannke831/
Krasnck831/
Crank805,749/
Krzak804,992/
Kronk801,450/
Kranc801,305/
Krang80458/
Kramk801/
Krankova7719/
Kranková778/
Kraycink772/
Krasinck771/
Krajnc738,435/
Kkrang73352/
Kronke73203/
Cranke73148/
Krainc7358/
Kramke7352/
Kraync7325/
Kraing7311/
Cranck736/
Krongk732/
Kreink731/
Kratnc731/
Kronck731/
Krangs731/
Kraung730/
Kronks730/
Khrankova71193/
Kroncke67369/
Krohnke67118/
Krhánek6735/
Kkhrang6721/
Craunke677/
Krajnec675/
Kreinke674/
Kranque671/
Krangsh671/

Krank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krank in the Russian language
Кранкkrank-

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Krank Reference & Research

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Cronk-Krank FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krank
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